This incredible ability to generate images with AI is based on training a model with hundreds of millions of photographs from a multitude of sources of all kinds. Some of these sources will be Instagram and Facebook: starting June 28, Meta will use all user data to “feed” its artificial intelligence generative.
In Europe, as in the rest of the countries of the European Union, it is possible that users can complete a form to expressly request that all content uploaded to your accounts cannot be used to train your artificial intelligence.
The fact that they can use photos from the child’s birthday or those taken on the parents’ wedding anniversary may attract more attention, but Meta will use almost all the content. like the same text written in the descriptions
1. I’m really shocked by the design of @MetaThe new notification from us informing them that they want to use the content we publish to train their AI models. It is intentionally designed to be very annoying to minimize the number of users who will object to it. Let me break it down. pic.twitter.com/rhKNFt7CEu
– Tantacrul (@Tantacrul) May 26, 2024
And you might say to yourself that you don’t care if Meta uses the description or your photographs, but this social network is used by all kinds of people related to the art world or by fans who write their poems, stories, texts and more. If you don’t submit the form, whatever is created will be used by your artificial intelligence.
Meta displayed from form page the data or information that will be used by the user on Facebook or Instagram to improve your AI:
- Publications.
- Photographs and their captions with their descriptions.
- Messages sent to the AI.
- Content from private messages with friends and family will not be used.
Hay two cases in which it will be used even if the user objects to it: that user information appears in an image shared on any site where it appears on your products or services that someone is using, and in mentions of the user or information in posts or captions that have been shared about your products or services.
How to stop Meta from using your data
Here’s what you need to do to prevent Meta from using data that the user has posted online since the creation of their Instagram account, whether photographs, text or more:
- Go to the following link to opt out of the use of information for AI in Meta.
- Europe is chosen as country of residence.
- The email is entered electronic.
- And in “Tell us how the processing of this data affects you” (this is mandatory), you can repeat that you do not want this data, which is private or personal, to be used.
- The last field is optional.
- Click send.
- An email will be received from Meta accepting the request.
Europe and rest of the countries of the European Union Can say They are the ones who have the privilege of benefiting from the strength of laws like the Digital Services Act, which imposes many changes on technology giants as well as adult content providers, but the rest of the planet has little options.
The only option any user has outside the scope of the European Union is to limit the content displayed in their feed and remove the rest so that it is not used as some artists do who have no not the “unsubscribe” option which they do. it’s in Europe. or the common user who does not want their children and family’s photos used by a tech giant.